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No.21A: An Orancay (Orang Kaya), No.21C: A durion (durian)

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English: Inhabitantts

The Native inhabitants Mahometaines, ordinarily apparelled in blew callico, butt the better sort in Purple, tawny, etts., a very odde habitt, viz: On their heads shashes [turbans] twisted like roules like those wheron Maides carry their Milking pailes, which covereth not the Crowne of their heads  ; on their shoulder a shirt or Jakett with monstrous wide sleeves close att the wrist ; a lunghee aboutt their Middle ; long swords by their sides somwhatt a[fte]r the Decan fashion, hanguing in a beltt over one shoulder very straungely ; allsoe Cresses [kris], a kind of Dagger, most commonly with very ritch hilts or handles, the blade going No farther then this marcke ; all the Men shaven clean off upper lippe and Chin, resembling soe Many Friers, and all barefooted from the King to the Begger as farre as I could here or see

[Mundy's description of Illustration No. 21]. The expression of the 3 Former Figures.

The Men are figured as No. A, the better sort of Weomen as No. B ; and No. C is a Durien, a fruit I much heard spoken of and commended, accompted hott, Delicious in tast, though of a very ranck smelle to first commers, somewhatt like unto Rotten onions ; in shape like unto a hedgehogge, as on the other side [but] somewhatt bigger 1.

Here are many Moores, guzarattes, who goe after their owne Country manner. Att some tyme of the yeare here arrive Juncks From sundry parts, viz., From Guzaratt, Mesulipatan, Bengala, Macassar, etts
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The travels of Peter Mundy in Europe and Asia, 1608-1667 volume 3 part 1

https://archive.org/details/travelsofpetermu31mund/page/n205/mode/1up?q=
Author Peter Mundy

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